Spring cleaning-related questions

My library's folder structure is REALLY messed up. I'm trying to rectify four years of bad organizational habits and start afresh. So:
1) Is there any way I can a) export my entire library to my desktop, with photos sorted into folders by year>month>day or b) have LR restructure itself to be organized this way so? I can navigate in the metadata browser like this from within LR, but the photos themselves are scattered all over my computer.
2) I have lot of files with "unexpected end of file" errors. How can I round these all up into their own collection to better manage the problem? Of these error files, there are many elsewhere on my computer that could replace the broken ones. Is there a way to make the computer automatically search for alternate versions of these files on my computer?
3) Is there a way to search within LR for suspected duplicates? There are many dupes, but they are helter skelter.
4) Is there a way to erase all the JPEGs from the NEF+JPEG items, to just leave the NEFs behind?
Thank you! So much!
Alec

Hi Mary Dayin1;
Having tried Spring Cleaning once a long time ago, I have to agreed with Baltwo that it is not that helpful. In fact I found that the way it presented the information was more of hinderance then a help.
I have found that WhatSize is much more helpful tool for cleaning up disk space. It presents the data by folders and files sorted by size. This guides you to what is taking up the most space on your disks.
Allan

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[GUIDE] Spring-Clean Your Inventory for a Happier Second Life!

So many people underestimate how important it is to keep your inventory lean and clean, ty Torley!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Elysian Fields Agency - offering the finest escorts in SL
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Spring is in full swing, and that goes hand-in-hand with spring cleaning — which includes your Second Life inventory! Wait, what's that? You dread opening up those dusty folders with hundreds, even thousands of items that you've never used. I bet that rings a bell.
Have no fear. While the psychological burden may initially seem like a mountain, taking small steps is the key. Cleaning your inventory isn't exciting compared to hanging out with friends in cool places, but each of these tips only takes minutes, and when combined, will help you feel sooo much better after decluttering! Plus, did you know a smaller inventory loads faster and uses less resources? It's not the same as going green in the physical world, but it helps. Let's get started with this video tutorial, then I've got written tips that expand on what I show, along with direct links to those sections of the video:
Get Your Total Item Count
Shown in the video @ 0:42
For fun (or abject horror), start typing something — anything — in the Filter Inventory field. Your item count will rise above, until it's done loading. You can compare this to what it is when you're all done.
Don't be hard on yourself, though: this count includes Library items which you can hide, since they're not actually yours.
Make a "Temporary" Folder for Sorting
Shown in the video @ 1:18
Right-click the My Inventory folder and select New Folder. Name this folder "Temp", or if you want it to stand out, something loud like "~*~ TEMP ~*~". Drag items that you're not sure of into here, so you can sort them out. This prevents them from clogging up casual folder browsing.
You can extend this concept more specifically. For example, create a "Temp" folder in each main folder like Objects.
Sort the "Temp" Folder
Shown in the video @ 2:21
Here's a basic process that I've refined over time:
Put on some mood music to get you in the zone. (I usually bliss out to ambient, but there was that one time I rocked out to Paramore in an aggro loop... yes, there's an emo Torley... sort of.)
Teleport to a clean surface, like a white skybox or a public sandbox. I have a flat platform which is set to Full Bright (neutral lighting), and makes it easiest to see what I'm placing.
Drag and drop objects from your "Temp" folder inworld, so they rez and you can see what they really are. This is useful if you have a lot of generically- or identically-named stuff (like lots of objects named "Object"). "No copy" objects are removed from your inventory after being rezzed, so take them back from inworld if you want to keep them. Otherwise, you can delete the inworld instance.
Move objects you want to keep to another folder. You may have an existing sorting scheme. I have "Archive" folders for objects dated by month, because I often have memories attached to objects of how I got 'em.
Depending on the land, you should either clean up after yourself or let auto-return take care of it. In the latter case, multiple objects returned to your inventory simultaneously appear in your Lost And Found folder as coalesced objects. Like the Trash, you can easily and permanently delete its contents by right-clicking it and selecting Empty Lost And Found.
Shown in the video @ 5:14
Continue Onto Other Item Types
Objects are just one inventory item type; you surely have clothing, notecards, textures, and so on. For each item type, I like to go through them as a batch. These tricks make it easier:
For animations, gestures, notecards, scripts, sounds, and textures (including those in your Photo Album): hold Shift key while clicking to select a range of items, or hold Ctrl while clicking various un-adjacent items in a list, then right-click and select Open to open all those items in a single window. This makes it easier to browse each item and decide if you really want to keep it. Shown in the video @ 5:48
For clothes and other wearables, it can be a good idea to have a minimal, "neutral" avatar so you can easily see what's added upon wearing. While an ideal one isn't provided off the bat, I suggest making a nude/underwear outfit of your fave avatar. This also accurately reflects your bodily proportions, which matters because just like the physical world, wearables look awful at the wrong size.
If you want to save a texture to your local hard drive but no longer need it in your inventory: double-click the texture and click the Save As button, which saves it as a TGA file which can be opened or converted by an image editor like FastStone Viewer. (This only works if the texture is fully-permissive, like in-Viewer pics you take that end up in the Photo Album.)
Eliminate Useless Redundancy by Deleting Duplicates
Shown in the video @ 6:34
You don't need more than a single copy of an item in your inventory if it's copyable, so after you've checked goods out, select dupes and hit that Delete key. But before you do, be aware:
Items with the same name aren't necessarily the same. For example, if you work on an object inworld and take it back into your inventory, it keeps the same name. This is confusing if you also keep older versions of it. You can click the little gear icon at the bottom and choose Sort by Most Recent. Also, learn from many great content creators: append a version/revision number to the item name. I sometimes type the date in the name as a self-reminder.
Landmarks are one of the most notorious types of dupes. Here's why: many, many stores give a landmark in each product box. While this is initially useful to find your way back if you want to buy more, as shown in the video, the WORLD MAP dropdown shows landmarks from every folder in your inventory — and isn't smart enough to hide dupes. If you don't use that dropdown, this doesn't matter to you, but otherwise, you can filter (search) your inventory for those dupes by name, then delete them.
Furthermore, I don't keep many landmarks: since any landmark can be converted to a standard web link known as a SLurl, I save SLurls on the web instead, like in my Flickr exploration albums which have the advantage of loading quicker and giving me higher-resolution visuals.
Delete original boxes — MAYBE. There are two schools of thought: some Residents prefer to keep original boxes of copyable items because they're a backup if things go awry, while other Resis feel secure not having them around, after expanding the contents into a folder. My recommendation? It really does depend on the specific items. Boxes for non-copyable objects can probably be tossed away because they're just empty shells — unless you like the box design itself. Also, a growing number of merchants offer automated delivery if you lose something, so take that into consideration.
Ye Olde Art of Cube-Stuffing
Shown in the video @ 8:00
If you've spent any amount of time with veteran Residents, you may have caught wind of "cube-stuffing" lore. Cube-stuffing is exactly what it sounds like: archiving a bunch of items in a cube and lowering your inventory item count. This works because object contents aren't tallied up in the total. You can cube-stuff items you want to backup and preserve items you seldom use, yet don't want to throw away.
Right-click and select Build on a parcel of land you have build permissions on. The build tools open.
Click the parcel to rez a cube.
In the build tools window, click the Content tab.
Drag inventory items you want to archive into the Contents folder pane. (Advanced usage: You can drag items directly onto the cube itself, but there's a subtle exception: Dragging a texture onto a prim applies it to a prim's face, unless you hold the Ctrl key while doing so.)
Once you've stuffed the cube, click the General tab to give it a meaningful name and date so you remember what's inside later.
Limitations:
While there's not a strict upper limit for how much you stuff in a cube, note that loading the item list can be extremely slow once you get into the hundreds of items. Also, there are no sub-folders: dragging nested folders breaks their hierarchy, so cube-stuffing isn't that useful for original outfits.
Unfortunately, you can't search the contents of an object as you can with your inventory.
Some Residents keep stuffed cubes out on land where it won't be autoreturned, so they have backups in case of inventory loss — since the cube isn't in your inventory, it won't be affected. However, it will be affected by land changes, so be sure if you're going to do this, rez the cube somewhere stable.
This information is provided so you're aware of the possibilities. I don't really cube-stuff anymore and have grown more forgiving of letting my inventory count (it's at 13,362 right now) grow over the years, with the tradeoff that I'm more aggressive about deleting clutter. In first life, there was an insightful Lifehacker post on this titled "Rethink Your Stuff: What to Splurge On, What to Toss". While we avatars don't need beds and our shoes aren't going to wear out, sentimental stories attached to an object still matter to many of us!
Remember to Empty the Trash!
Shown in the video @ 10:25
It's garbage day! After all the above, right-click your Trash "folder" and select Empty Trash. Then check your total item count and congratulate yourself — your future self will say thank-you too, when they find something you couldn't.
Explore Resident-Created Inventory Organizers
While the above has mainly focused on trimming your existing inventory, this is closely related to ongoing organization. Searching the Second Life Marketplace yields dozens of "inventory organizer" matches that are designed to overcome system limitations, and further automate the above steps. For example, texture organizers can make it easier to browse through visual previews instead of muddling around in folders.
In case you're wondering, I don't currently use a specialized inventory organizer, but am discovering many cool tools as I rebuild Torley island.
Further Learnin'
You can see general inventory management tips in our Knowledge Base — note some of that info is stale and I haven't gotten to updating the videos.
Have an inventory-cleaning tip that leaves you feeling like sunshine? Let us know in the comments!

Spring Cleaning 11 For Lion?

Hi,
I have bought "Spring Cleaning 11 Deluxe" for my old iMac which ran Snow Leopard.
I have upgraded my iMac from SL to Lion and have a question.
"Should I still use the Spring Cleaning 11 Deluxe which is for SL"? Is the Newly released OS X Lion more advanced and better or using the "Spring Cleaning 11 Deluxe still gives my some advantages(makes my iMac better that runs Lion in some ways)".
Thanks.
Ed

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Thank U

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So I'm going to ask lots of questions:

We do have an apple store here but its understaffed and has very little software available. Getting help there has a two-fold deterrent...1. They talk over my head 2. The software there is extremely expensive and NON user friendly so far.
I just happened to be in Texas where they had a Fry's and they had a huge selection of software for macs and people there to help me.
I don't live in Texas so I did not have time to look up all the scuttlebutt before I made a decision.
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I want to check all functions of PCI 6534.I have read the user manual..I have some memory related questions.Please help me for that.

I want to check all functions of PCI 6534.I have read the user manual..I have some memory related questions.Please help me for that.
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(3) One more question is there if i am using normal operation onboard memory will be used bydefault right?Now if i want to use DMA and if i have data of 512 bytes to acquire.How will it work and how should i do it?Please tell me the sequence of operations.As per my knowledge in normal DMA operation we have 32 Bytes FIFO is there so after acquisition of 32 bytes only i can read it.How it will known to me that 32 bytes acquisition is complete?Next,If i want to acquire each byte separately using DMA interrupts what should i do?Provide me the name of sourse from which i can get details about onboard memory & DMA process of 6534 specifically
(4).In 6534 pattern Input mode,if i want to but only 10 bits of data.and i don't want to waste any data line what should i do?

Hi Vishal,
I'll try to answer your questions as best I can.
1) It is definitely possible to preload data to the 32MB memory (per group) and start the acquisition after you have preloaded the memory. There are example programs on ni.com/support under Example Code for pattern generation and the 6534 that demonstrate which functions to use for this. Also, if your PC memory buffer is less than 32MB, it will automatically be loaded to the card. If you are in continuous mode however, you can choose to loop using the on-board memory or you can constantly be reading the PC memory buffer as you update it with your application environment.
2) Yes, your data will automatically be loaded into the card's onboard memory. It will however be transferred as quickly as possible to the DMA FIFO on the card and then transferred to the PC memory buffer through DMA. It is not going to wait until the whole onboard memory is filled before it transfers. It will transfer throughout the acquisition process.
3) Vishal, searching the example programs will give you many of the details of programming this type of application. I don't know you application software so I can't give you the exact functions but it is easiest to look at the examples on the net (or the shipping examples with your software). Now if you are acquiring 512 bytes of data, you will start to fill your onboard memory and at the same time, data will be sent to the DMA FIFO. When the FIFO is ready to send data to the PC memory buffer, it will (the exact algorithm is dependent on many things regarding how large the DMA packet is etc.).
4) If I understand you correctly, you want to know if you waste the other 6 bits if you only need to acquire on 10 lines. The answer to this is Yes. Although you are only acquiring 10 bits, it is acquired as a complete word (16bits) and packed and sent using DMA. You application software (NI-DAQ driver) will filter out the last 6 bits of non-data.
Hope that answers your questions. Once again, the example code on the NI site is a great place to start this type of project. Have a good day.
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In which Board we need to post cRIO related Questions?

sir,
In which board do i need to post cRIO related Questions and doubts regarding my application with cRIO .Please help me previously i have posted in motion control drives as my application is related to motor control using cRIO.bu i am not getting any reply .i couldnt find any cRIO related board in select board option.
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Two related questions: ColdFusion 10/Java applications and J2EE supported servers

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We have a couple of Java applications running on JRun and interfacing with CF9 applications. The JRun clusters were created through the JRun Admin and, apart from lack of Axis 2.0 support, have served us well for years now. And, as would be the case, the ColdFusion9/Java/Flash application is a critical public-facing application that the business uses for bidding on projects.
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B. This URL (http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/products/coldfusion/pdfs/cf1 0/coldfusion10-support-matrix.pdf) states:
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IOW, it is a multifunction utility. Basically, it doesn't do anything you can't do with Apple's included utilities (like Disk Utility or Console) or with Terminal & the appropriate command line entries -- if you know what those commands are & how to use them. Its appeal is that you can do it all from one application & you don't have to know the commands. It also provides various warnings & other info about the consequences of performing some functions it offers.
It has evolved over time & now offers so many features & functions that it can be a bit challenging to find the one you are interested in using, so browsing through the help topics is a good idea if you are new to it.
Regarding system maintenance, I have the same basic opinion as ~Bee, especially regarding Leopard & Snow Leopard: the OS normally requires no user maintenance or cleaning. In fact, overuse of some of the so-called maintenance steps (whether using Onyx, some other utility, or the command line) will actually temporarily decrease its performance.
For this reason, I suggest you use Onyx or the equivalent only for troubleshooting & repairing purposes (& perhaps to set or clear hidden preferences). IOW, if you don't have any problems to begin with, leave well enough alone.

Help! Used "Secure Delete Free Space" on Spring Cleaning App...

Okay, so I don't know a whole lot about computers or anything. Someone told me to use Spring Cleaning to delete free space on my macbook pro because that would make my computer more secure and wouldn't allow any deleted files to be recovered. So I did, and now I have zero KB left of space. I guess I should have known that "delete free space" literally meant delete all of your free space, but why would anyone tell me to do that? Now I have no room to add anything to my computer. So I need to know how to reverse this, and if I can't, what my options are other than get an external hard drive and suck it up.

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I do not like third-party applications that affect data or system files - for a variety of reasonably good reasons.
For future reference, use disk utility to do what you wanted to accomplish. You simply highlight your disk, click on erase, and then click on _erase free space._
Barry

Where do I post my CRM related questions

Where do I post my CRM related questions.
thanks
siva
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Hi Siva,
You can select the module of CRM from the category and post your question there. You can even search for CRM and Post your question.
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